Found 2 items, similar to Solar prominences.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: solar prominence solar prominence n : large eruptions of luminous hydrogen gas that rise thousands of kilometers above the chromosphere
English → English (gcide) Definition: Solar prominences Prominence \Prom"i*nence\, Prominency \Prom"i*nen*cy\, n. [L. prominentia: cf. F. prominence. See Prominent. ] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something; conspicuousness. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is prominent; a protuberance. [1913 Webster] Solar prominences. (Astron.) See Solar Protuberances, under Protuberance. [1913 Webster]